#FutureFrogs Shine At State Meets
5/16/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Outdoor Track
Overall, six TCU signees earned state titles.
Ryan Camp, a thrower from Lawrenceville, Georgia, won his second-straight 6A discus title with a distance of 194 feet (59.13 meters). His feat earned him the state meet’s all-classification best performance award, while he topped the next best thrower by about 28 feet. Camp also took home bronze in the shot put as fellow future Frog Isaiah Rogers won the event.
Rogers, a native of Smyrna, Georgia, earned the 6A GHSA shot put state title in record fashion. The No. 4 ranked shot put thrower in the nation lived up to the hype as he broke a 50-year-old meet record with a distance of 67 feet, 10 inches (20.67 meters). The previous record of 66 feet 7 inches was set by Chip Kell, a College Football Hall of Fame inductee, in 1966. Rogers also claimed second in the discus behind Camp.
Kendahl Shue, a native of Boerne, Texas, was the 5A UIL State Champion in the pole vault after clearing 12 feet, 6 inches (3.81 meters). Shue was last year's runner-up in the event.
Jostyn Andrews, a sprinter from Dallas Skyline, claimed runner-up honors in the 400-meter dash at the 6A UIL State meet. Andrews crossed the finish line at 47.32. Earlier in the season, Andrews logged a personal best time of 46.97 at the Arlington Bowie Volunteer Relays in March.
Christine Wiliford, a native of Peoria, Ariz., had a very productive performance at the Arizona State Championships, taking home gold in both the 400 and 800 meters with times of 54.76 and 2:09.25, respectively. She also earned runner-up honors in the 4x400-meter relay at 3:54.72. Wiliford has a season-best 400 meter time of 54.44.
Ryan Champlin, a sprinter from Arlington, Texas, also claimed two state titles as he won the 200 and 400-meter dashes at the TAPPS 3A State Meet with winning times of 21.84 and 48.04, respectively. Champlin holds a personal best 400 meter time of 47.70.
Leilyn Miles, a native of Justin, Texas, continued TCU's success at the high school level as she earned the 6A UIL State title in the shot put with a mark of 45 feet, 7 inches (13.89 meters). Miles threw for a personal-best and winning mark of 48 feet 6 inches at the USATF Junior Olympics in 2015.
Lindsay Tomaini, a distance runner from Naples, Fla., garnered silver in the 3,200 meters at 11:22.01 and sixth-place finishes in the 1600 meters and 4x800-meter relay.
Frances Patrick, a native of Mountain Brook, Ala., was the 7A AHSAA State runner-up in the 1600 meters, clocking in with a new personal best time of 4:58.05.
Kelly Fairchild of Serrano High School in California will compete at her state meet in June.
On the transfer side, Emeilo Ferguson of Southwest Christian College, has had a productive end of the season. Ferguson ran a 20.54 in the 200 meters at the Texas State Bobcat Classic and clocked in at 10.27 in the 100 meters at the Texas Relays.
